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Distinct states of methionyl-tRNA synthetase indicate inhibitor binding by conformational selection.

Abstract
To guide development of new drugs targeting methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MetRS) for treatment of human African trypanosomiasis, crystal structure determinations of Trypanosoma brucei MetRS in complex with its substrate methionine and its intermediate product methionyl-adenylate were followed by those of the enzyme in complex with high-affinity aminoquinolone inhibitors via soaking experiments. Drastic changes in conformation of one of the two enzymes in the asymmetric unit allowed these inhibitors to occupy an enlarged methionine pocket and a new so-called auxiliary pocket. Interestingly, a small low-affinity compound caused the same conformational changes, removed the methionine without occupying the methionine pocket, and occupied the previously not existing auxiliary pocket. Analysis of these structures indicates that the binding of the inhibitors is the result of conformational selection, not induced fit.
AuthorsCho Yeow Koh, Jessica E Kim, Sayaka Shibata, Ranae M Ranade, Mingyan Yu, Jiyun Liu, J Robert Gillespie, Frederick S Buckner, Christophe L M J Verlinde, Erkang Fan, Wim G J Hol
JournalStructure (London, England : 1993) (Structure) Vol. 20 Issue 10 Pg. 1681-91 (Oct 10 2012) ISSN: 1878-4186 [Electronic] United States
PMID22902861 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Aminoquinolines
  • Antimalarials
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Protein Subunits
  • methioninyl adenylate
  • Adenosine Monophosphate
  • Methionine
  • Methionine-tRNA Ligase
Topics
  • Adenosine Monophosphate (analogs & derivatives, chemistry)
  • Aminoquinolines (chemistry)
  • Antimalarials (chemistry)
  • Benzimidazoles (chemistry)
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Methionine (analogs & derivatives, chemistry)
  • Methionine-tRNA Ligase (chemistry)
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Structure, Quaternary
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Protein Subunits (chemistry)
  • Surface Properties
  • Trypanosoma brucei brucei (enzymology)

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